The Best Worst Photos of Megaupload's Kim Dotcom [Video]
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Kim Schmitz aka Kimble aka Kim Dotcom. He was born in Kiel, Germany. According to the feds, he has done many bad things. But who was Kim the man, really? Was he a monster? A gangster? A misunderstood genius perhaps? More »


source: gizmodo.com
20 Jan 2012
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